Lionel Scaloni is back in charge of the Argentine National Team for what will be the last double date of Qualifiers where the national team and Brazil have secured their passage to Qatar 2022 and will act as judge and part for the other two direct places and the repechage. However, there is a news that continues to go around and has to do with the fifa ruling. After several months of waiting, the world body resolved that the match between Argentina and Brazil, suspended by ANVISA in São Paulo, must be played in neutral territory, in a situation that exceeds all. In addition, the albiceleste has four athletes sanctioned for this situation. On his arrival in Ezeiza to return to the ring, Scaloni made reference to all the songs, with this one at the top of the list. “The rarest thing is the sanction to them (only economic fine). I think it is totally unfair, I hope that the situation can be reversed. The AFA has already appealed asking for the reason for the ruling and we will see the answer,” he said.
Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, Cristian “Cuti” Romero, Emiliano Buendía and Giovani Lo Celso were the ones targeted at the time to be deported from Brazil and were now suspended by FIFA with two matches for the conflict. On two of the specific cases, Scaloni made reference. “I have not been able to count on Romero for several games, the same with Lo Celso, we have seen them very little, they will reach the World Cup with a couple of games nothing more,” he said about the possibility of missing the next duels, although there are alternatives. Pending the success of the AFA’s appeal to FIFA, the Argentine coach summoned the four players for the duels against Venezuela, on March 25 in Buenos Aires, and against Ecuador, on March 29 in Guayaquil. If not, his last official match before Qatar would be that of Brazil, suspended in September 2021: “It is a match that does not suit anyone, but in case of having to play it, it will be played,” said Scaloni.
With little time on the calendar, Argentina has already scheduled a friendly against Italy -European champions-, on June 1 in London and it is expected that superclásico could be played after that commitment, outside the South American territory. “We still don’t know the day, time or where. It’s all very strange.” We want to play with teams that are not from South America, the issue is that there are still many countries that are playing the classification. By the end of March we will have a clearer picture. You have to use the dates for good tests,” he said of a key situation. More from Scaloni: Di Maria’s injury, surprises on the list and La Bombonera
Ángel Di María: “We have to wait, we hope to have him as with the rest of the guys who are arriving with just the right thing at a complicated moment of the season due to the loads of so many games.” The surprise calls: Nicolás Paz (Real Madrid), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Tiago Geralnik (Villarreal), Luka Romero (Lazio), Matías Soulé (Juventus), Franco Carboni and Valentín Carboni (Inter) gave to talk and the coach explained them.
“They are guys that we have been following in the scouting work carried out by (Bernardo) Romeo, (Pablo) Aimar and (Javier) Mascherano. We talk to everyone both with them and with their families. They showed interest in being and knowing what the Argentine National Team is. If we need any, they will be the ones who decide whether or not to play for Argentina, in no way will we do it.” From Monumental to La Bombonera: “I understand that River had to do renovations. We are looking for a court in Buenos Aires for the logistics of the subsequent trip to Ecuador and welcome to boca. I imagine that the canchero of La Bombonera will do everything possible so that the field is well, for sure it will be so because they are the same as the AFA property and I know that they work very well. ”
